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Al-A'raf 7:93

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فَتَوَلَّىٰ عَنْهُمْ وَقَالَ يَـٰقَوْمِ لَقَدْ أَبْلَغْتُكُمْ رِسَـٰلَـٰتِ رَبِّى وَنَصَحْتُ لَكُمْ ۖ فَكَيْفَ ءَاسَىٰ عَلَىٰ قَوْمٍ كَـٰفِرِينَ

And he [i.e., Shuʿayb] turned away from them and said, "O my people, I had certainly conveyed to you the messages of my Lord and advised you, so how could I grieve for a disbelieving people?"

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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)

Hafiz Ibn Kathir

يَقَوْمِ لَقَدْ أَبْلَغْتُكُمْ رِسَـلَـتِ رَبِّى وَنَصَحْتُ لَكُمْ("O my people! I have indeed conveyed my Lord's Messages unto you and I have given you good advice.") Shu`ayb said, I have conveyed to you what I was sent with, so I will not feel any sorrow for you since you disbelieved in what I brought you, فَكَيْفَ ءَاسَى عَلَى قَوْمٍ كَـفِرِينَ("Then how can I grieve over pepple who are disbelievers")

Ma'arif al-Qur'an

Mufti Muhammad Shafi

In the sixth (93) verse, it was said: فَتَوَلَّىٰ عَنْهُمْ (So, he turned away from them). It means that, with punishment for his people in sight, Sayyidna Shu'aib (علیہ السلام) and his believing companions moved away from there. The majority of commentators says that these blessed souls left this place for Makkah al-Mu` azzamah where they stayed till the end.

It was his total disappointment with his people neck-deep in disobedience and contumacy which prompted him to pray that they be chastened. But, when the actual punishment came as a result of it, his heart pinched because of his prophetic concern and affection for them. Then, it was for the peace of his own heart that he said addressing his people: ` 0 my people, I have surely delivered to you the messages of my Lord, and wished you betterment. How, then, should I grieve over a disbelieving people?'

Tafsir Muyassar

Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Saudi Arabia

فأعرض شعيب عنهم حينما أيقن بحلول العذاب بهم، وقال: يا قوم لقد أبلغتكم رسالات ربي، ونصحت لكم بالدخول في دين الله والإقلاع عما أنتم عليه، فلم تسمعوا ولم تطيعوا، فكيف أحزن على قوم جحدوا وحدانية الله وكذبوا رسله؟

Tafsir Ibn Kathir

Hafiz Ibn Kathir

أي : فتولى عنهم " شعيب " عليه السلام بعد ما أصابهم ما أصابهم من العذاب والنقمة والنكال ، وقال مقرعا لهم وموبخا : ( يا قوم لقد أبلغتكم رسالات ربي ونصحت لكم ) أي : قد أديت إليكم ما أرسلت به ، فلا أسفة عليكم وقد كفرتم بما جئتكم به ، ولهذا قال : ( فكيف آسى على قوم كافرين ) ؟ .

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